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Maria João Worm

Série “Os Inadaptados”

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Linocut print with handwritten text by the author:

"Once upon a time, there was a firefly who preferred to live in the light of day. "How can you waste your talent to illuminate?", they frequently said to her. "Well, that's my freedom", she would respond."

In the series "The Misfits" - From Life to Fable, painter and illustrator Maria João Worm creates a whole array of characters in her linocut prints, borrowing their meaning from some figures in the animal kingdom. Her "misfits" are nothing more than the protagonists of a rebellion that is all too familiar to us, the rebellion of all those who refuse to follow the stereotypes imposed by a materialistic and oppressive society.

Maria João Worm

Born in Lisbon in 1966, this artist studied Image and Audiovisual Communication and completed a professional course in Ceramic Modeling at the António Arroio School in 1985. They also finished an Introduction to Animation Film course at ACARTE in 1986 and graduated in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon in 1996. Working as an illustrator and comic book author, they have participated in the Lisbon Comic Book and Illustration Salon in 1998, 2000, and 2004. Their latest book, "Classified Home Appliances," was published in 2007 and the original works were exhibited at the Monumental Gallery in 2008. Their curriculum includes solo and group exhibitions in various mediums, and they have received several awards, such as the Xornadas de Ourense in 1990, Portuguese Navigators in 1991, Young Creators in the Illustration category in 1996, and the 3rd prize in category 1 at the Luzerner Comix Festival in 2000.
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Additional information

Artist

Maria João Worm

Collection

"Os Inadaptados"

Color

Ivory, Teal, White

Date

2009

Editor

Centro Português de Serigrafia

Format

Medium

Image Size (in)

9.4 x 7.9 in

Total Size (in)

19.7 x 14 in

Orientation

Landscape

Paper

Fabriano Paper D5 GF 300gr

Print Run

75

Technique

Linocut

Style

Illustration

Framed

No